Submitted by vastleft on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 10:12am
Submitted by vastleft on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 8:49am
The story of prog blogs in the 2012 election season, one might well expect, will be the story of shallow-end support for Obama's re-election.
The Obama presidency's continuity with, and in some ways exceeding, the conservative awfulness of the Bush administration represents an historically historic opportunity to energize habitual Democrats to support real political change.
Yet more'n likely, very, very few well-known liberal bloggers will commit to not voting for Barack Obama in 2012. Read below the fold...
Submitted by vastleft on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 8:02am
Submitted by vastleft on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 8:40am
The following is a message I sent yesterday to the 200+ wearers of 2L4O shirts.
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I was a lifelong Democrat who worried, during the 2008 campaign, about Barack Obama's constant validation of rightwing narratives. But on Election Day, I "held my nose" about those reservations and voted for him for President.
How has that worked out? As a Facebook friend said the other day: "Obama has dragged the goalposts so far to the right that Richard Nixon isn't even on the field any more."
Worse, still: Obama's ongoing admirers and defenders now support--actively or by their silence--policies they used to protest. Policies of militarism, corporatism, and "sacrifice" only by the most vulnerable. Read below the fold...
Submitted by vastleft on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 7:02am
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Submitted by vastleft on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 10:45am
I've received a number of requests for American Extremists cartoon T-shirts.
The way I do my shirts—via a local firm using union-made / American-made stock, and keeping inventory on hand for fast shipping (as opposed to using Cafepress or similar for on-demand printing)—means that each new shirt design is a considerable undertaking. Read below the fold...
Submitted by vastleft on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 10:19am
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Submitted by vastleft on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 1:55pm
Submitted by vastleft on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 10:55am
From a Facebook friend:
Obama has dragged the goalposts so far to the right that Richard Nixon isn't even on the field any more Read below the fold...
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